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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
3
The article outlines the blowfly menace to sheep, noting its disease spread and cruelty. Medical men warn of contagion from putrid matter and urge measures to curb flies. Remedial steps include clipping wool and applying treatments, while calls to abolish the sources of infestation echo practices in other nations.
The Entomologist describes a persistent blowfly problem on sheep and critiques common dressings that fail as wool grows. He details fly biology from egg to pupa to adult, the rapid reproduction, and the need to destroy breeding wool and carcasses. He suggests practical crutching hygiene, collecting and burning maggots, and potential use of strong oils to deter flies as part of integrated control.
The Dairy Division chief emphasizes udder washing and clean milking to avoid contaminated milk and sore teats. He warns muddy yards and dirty hands as common contamination sources and proposes vaseline with 1 percent carbonic acid to lubricate hands, reducing friction and infections while protecting cows and milk quality.
Agricultural and pastoral notes discuss weekly department updates based on experiments in agriculture. The piece encourages farmers to attend future department demonstrations and note the potential for practical guidance. It references the Minister, the Under Secretary of Agriculture, and the need to address inquiries from former staffers.
Agriculture guidance urges wheat growers to inspect crops for early maturing, high yielding heads and favor locally adapted varieties such as Carwichoel a Beckpee Dotate sur prise and Steinowedel. It cautions against relying on American and English wheats that may not suit dry conditions and recommends selective planting of improved ears each year.
Report from Dubbo bowling club notes bare patches on the green and poor winter growth. Soil analysis shows high manganese. applying superphosphate twice with slight extra dressings improved grass growth in subsequent winters. Researchers speculate manganese may form manganese phosphate, benefiting plants.
The article explains every Royal Navy rope bears a red thread since Nelson’s era to identify Government property. It notes the thread helps prove ownership and that red-threaded rope found with unauthorized possession is presumed misused. It also mentions forbidden red threads in rope made for violence and silk in U S currency paper.
A couple near marriage in Brae faced a cruel ruse when a London telegram claimed the bride and her children had arrived. The bride fainted and the groom grew anxious as officials confirmed it was a hoax orchestrated by a rival. The incident, recounted in Bram Brokers book Famous Im pos ters, ends with a lawyer noting the irony of differences in honor and luck.
A new twenty five chapter serial by R McMillan under the title Our New Serial Canada Through Australian Spectacles begins next week. The piece promises an engaging overview of Canada from an Australian journalistic lens, with chapters on Jacques Cartier Jesuit history Sable Island and the Canadian Pacific Railway and highlights Guelph College and other agricultural institutions.
The August survey shows overseas imports at 2,627,200 with a 12 percent rise from the prior year while eight months total hit 14,140,000. Exports for August reached C A O T I S, with eight month totals down vs last year. wheat and flour shipments feature prominently along with gold output at 70,820 pounds in August and -либо 48,101 pounds across eight months. Population metrics note births at 1,512 and deaths rising modestly. sheep stocks grew by 4 percent though large flocks fewer in number. Weather and settlement data outline lower rainfall in some districts, growing residential land allocations and arena for future farming.
The report describes unusual snow breezes on Kos ridge during summer, with hikers reaching the summit under bracing conditions. Visitors note invigorating air, bright skies, and magnificent scenery after winter snows recede, offering a notable climate shift for travelers from warmer regions.
A humorous analysis argues love exposes men's vanity and women’s instincts. It contrasts bachelor behavior in urban and rural settings, noting how fashion, attentions, and vocal confidence reveal hidden desires. It acknowledges women’s subtle influence and men’s clumsy guard against heartbreak.
An excerpt discusses color perception and possible world differences for blue and brown eyed individuals. It explores how eye color might alter experiences of light, mood, and scenery, positing experiments and noting moonlight effects, room lighting, and nervous system influences on perception.
In a strained encounter over fishing in preserved waters, two anglers faced a gamekeeper. One fled three to four miles across rough ground after being challenged for no permit. The pursued angler, catching his breath, argued he had permission and waited for the keeper’s reply.
A Yorkshire woman brings a five year old boy to hospital with an interlocked finger and thumb. The surgeon laments missed years of potential treatment, while the mother deflects blame and the boy asks for mercy as the debate over responsibility unfolds.
A man and woman enter a room where a handsome black cat sleeps by the fire. The woman admires the cat and muses on wearing its skin, while the cat awakens and attacks after being disturbed. The man fears her vanity and fear of loss, and both flee before the danger of desire.
A hourskeeper converses with a pleasant faced girl at a registry office about country life and domestic duties. A stranger interrupts to reveal a patient escaped from a lunatic asylum. The scene shifts to superstitions and remarks about luck and illness as windows are opened.
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